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Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Key words: chairō agalliaō misthos prophētēs ouranos

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English	Original word	Root	#
Rejoice	chairete χαίρετε	chairō	1
and	kai καὶ	kai	104
be exceeding glad	agalliasthe ἀγαλλιᾶσθε	agalliaō	1
for	hoti ὅτι	hoti	33
great	polys πολὺς	polys	5
[is]	supplied in English
your	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29
reward	misthos μισθὸς	misthos	6
in	en ἐν	en	40
heaven	ouranois οὐρανοῖς	ouranos	19
for	gar γὰρ	gar	20
so	houtōs οὕτως	houtō(s)	8
persecuted they	ediōxan ἐδίωξαν	diōkō	4
the	tous τοὺς	ho	145
prophets	prophētas προφήτας	prophētēs	3
which	tous τοὺς	ho	145
were before	pro πρὸ	pro	2
you	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29

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J-1 James 1:2-4 J-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 J-90 Luke 6:20-31 J-91 Luke 6:35-43 P-1 James 1:2-3 P-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 P-45 Philippians 2:12-17 P-47 Colossians 1:24-29 P-93 Luke 6:17-26 S-1 James 1:2-5 S-21 1 Kings 19:1-8 S-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 S-52 1 Peter 4:8-19 S-82 Matthew 23:17-39 S-90 Luke 6:19-25 S-92 Luke 6:35-40

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Rejoice 9

Luke 6:23 J-90 Luke 6:20-31 P-93 Luke 6:17-26 S-90 Luke 6:19-25
23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Acts 5:41
41So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
Acts 16:25
25But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Romans 5:3
3And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
2 Corinthians 4:17
17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
Philippians 2:17 P-45 Philippians 2:12-17
17Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
Colossians 1:24 P-47 Colossians 1:24-29
24I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
James 1:2 J-1 James 1:2-4 P-1 James 1:2-3 S-1 James 1:2-5
2My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
1 Peter 4:13 S-52 1 Peter 4:8-19
13but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

for great [is] your reward in heaven 13

Matthew 6:1-2, 4-5, 16 Matthew 6:1Matthew 6:16Matthew 6:2Matthew 6:4Matthew 6:5
1"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
4that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. 5"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
16"Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Matthew 10:41-42
41He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."
Matthew 16:27
27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
Genesis 15:1
1After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
Ruth 2:12
12The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge."
Psalms 19:11
11Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 58:11
11So that men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth."
Proverbs 11:18
18The wicked man does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
Isaiah 3:10
10"Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Luke 6:23, 35 J-90 Luke 6:20-31 J-91 Luke 6:35-43 P-93 Luke 6:17-26 S-90 Luke 6:19-25 S-92 Luke 6:35-40
23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
35But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
1 Corinthians 3:8
8Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
Colossians 3:24
24knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
Hebrews 11:6, 26 J-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 P-4 Hebrews 11:24-26 S-4 Hebrews 11:24-26
6But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
26esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you 18

Matthew 21:34-38
34Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit. 35And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. 36Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them. 37Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, "They will respect my son.' 38But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, "This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.'
Matthew 23:31-37 S-82 Matthew 23:17-39
31"Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt. 33Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. 37"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
1 Kings 18:4, 13
4For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.)
13Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid one hundred men of the LORD's prophets, fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
1 Kings 19:2, 10-14 S-21 1 Kings 19:1-8
2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time."
10So he said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life." 11Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD." And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; 12and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. 13So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 14And he said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life."
1 Kings 21:20
20So Ahab said to Elijah, "Have you found me, O my enemy?" And he answered, "I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD:
1 Kings 22:8, 26-27
8So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say such things!"
26So the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son; 27and say, "Thus says the king: "Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I come in peace.'
2 Kings 1:9
9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: "Man of God, the king has said, "Come down!"'
2 Chronicles 16:10
10Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time.
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God: "Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He also has forsaken you."' 21So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the LORD. 22Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son; and as he died, he said, "The LORD look on it, and repay!"
2 Chronicles 36:16
16But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
Nehemiah 9:26
26"Nevertheless they were disobedient And rebelled against You, Cast Your law behind their backs And killed Your prophets, who testified against them To turn them to Yourself; And they worked great provocations.
Jeremiah 2:30
30"In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
Jeremiah 26:8, 21-23
8Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, "You will surely die!
21And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went to Egypt. 22Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt. 23And they brought Urijah from Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
Luke 6:23 J-90 Luke 6:20-31 P-93 Luke 6:17-26 S-90 Luke 6:19-25
23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Luke 11:47-51
47Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. 49Therefore the wisdom of God also said, "I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,' 50that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
Luke 13:34
34"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
Acts 7:51
51"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
1 Thessalonians 2:15
15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to all men,